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Former White House officials warn Trump admin over Middle East ambassador vacancies
Former U.S. diplomatic officials and Middle East experts called on the Trump administration to fill dozens of ambassador-level Middle East posts, warning that not doing so could carry damaging…
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4mGraham Platner survives scandals to win Dem nomination, will face Sen. Susan Collins
Maine Democrats rallied behind scandal-plagued oyster farmer Graham Platner as their Senate nominee against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Tuesday’s primary, turning to a left-wing outsider running against the political and institutional establishment as its standard-bearer for the general election. Platner — whose controversies, including his now-covered Nazi tattoo and abuse allegations, have unnerved many... <a href="">Read More</a>
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U.S. launches ‘proportional’ strikes against Iran in response to downing of Army helicopter
The U.S. military launched what it called “self-defense strikes” in Iran on Tuesday evening in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter by an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. A U.S. official told Politico and Axios that the strikes targeted Iranian radar and air-defense sites. In announcing the... <a href="">Read More</a>
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9mHelicopter down, Iran tensions up
President Trump navigates escalating tensions with Iran after a helicopter incident while primary elections and nuclear negotiations shape the geopolitical landscape in Washington and Jerusalem.
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8mTop GOP lawmakers call for ‘powerful response’ to Iran downing U.S. Army helicopter
President Donald Trump’s declaration that the U.S. “must, of necessity, respond” to Iran’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman on Monday evening received support from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, several of whom called for a powerful military retaliation. U.S. officials confirmed to CNN that the attack helicopter —... <a href="">Read More</a>
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4mAnti-Israel Democrat Villegas declares victory in California House primary
Randy Villegas, a left-wing Democrat running to unseat Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) in California, claimed victory on Tuesday in the jungle primary over Jasmeet Bains, a moderate Democrat who had been favored by pro-Israel leaders as well as the party’s national leadership. “Voters in the Central Valley have spoken and they have declared that the... <a href="">Read More</a>